TOPIC: Share Your Testimony
MEMORISE: So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed. Mark 5:20 (NIV)
READ: Mark 5:14-20 (KJV)
14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
MESSAGE
When I first got born again, I used to get treated for malaria every two weeks. Many pastors preached to me about avoiding medications and seeing Jesus as the Great Physician, but I did not believe them. Then, one day in church, an old man shared a powerful testimony. He said that when he was younger, he contracted a venereal disease that gave him a burning sensation. The pain was so much that he couldn’t walk straight. However, while on holiday in his hometown, he went on a door-to-door evangelical outreach. During the outreach, the devil told him to stop deceiving people because if Jesus was so powerful, He would have healed him. He said that he became angry that the devil mocked God, so he broke his walking stick, preferring to die from pain than allow Satan to laugh at God in his life. He bent over and continued to walk in pain for the rest of the outreach. However, by the time he got home, the pain had completely disappeared! The old man’s testimony amazed me, so I took my case to Jesus. I can boldly say that for more than 35 years now, God has kept me in divine health.
My beloved child, has God done something in your life? Share your testimony today so that it can boost the faith of others who hear it.
ACTION POINT
List three things that God has done for you and share them with people today.
QUIZ
What happened to King Nebuchadnezzar before he was restored as king?
HYMN 11 – O Lord My God, When Am In Awesome Wonder,
1. O lord my God!
When am in awesome wonder,
consider all
The worlds thy hands hath made
I see the stars,
I heard the rolling thunder
Thy pow’r thro’ out
The universe displayed
CHORUS
Then sing my soul,
My savior God to thee;
How great Thou art!
How great Thou art!
Then sing my soul,
My savior God to thee;
How great Thou art!
How great Thou art!
2. Then through the woods
And forest glads I wander,
And hear the birds
Sing sweetly in the tress;
When I look down
From lofty mountain grandeur
And hear the brook
And feel the gentle breeze;
3. And when I think
That God, His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die
I scare can take it in;
That on the cross,
My burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died
To take away my sin.
4. When Christ shall come
With shout of acclamation
And take me home,
What joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow
In humble adoration
And there proclaim,
My God how great Thou art!
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Samuel 19:11-20:13 John 21:1-25
Authors: Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Pastor Folu Adeboye